There are so many things to write about the people and the places I have been to either for work or vacation. My thoughts and experiences are expressed here and they are mainly my personal observations . Some were funny, some sad, some eye opening.. It is not possible to explicate them all the time but the idea is to get an overview of the events that came to pass in my journeys.. enjoy..

Monday, December 28, 2009

... is not like the usual farerunning lights were scarcea few Christmas trees here and therenothing more, nothing less

Having said that, the hotel we stayed atWas excellent in every regardWooden furniture used to decorateClean and comfortable rooms for a start

The many temples scattered around Siem ReapWere significantly ruined and truly ancientIt was amazing, some from the 11th centuryThose cold sand stones, forever a sign of divine revelation

She is trying to pick herself up, CambodiaAfter years of colonization and further oppressionBy some of her own leaders that inflicted terrorAs evidenced by a trip to the land mine museumIt's a funny thing driving in that countryThe vehicles have right and left hand driveBut traffic flows on the right side slowlyNot unlike the pace of life

One of the seven wonders is Angkor Wat ( Hindu )Personally I preferred another one called Bayon ( Buddhist )Inside the gateway of Angkor Thom, it's a partAlso the intricate stone carvings under giant trees called Ta Phrom

Tonle Sap lake was big and it was a parking lotFor floating houses that come and go with its ebb and flowThe strange thing was, Cambodians the inhabitants they were notMostly Vietnamese, it was surprising to know

The night markets were full of stallsSelling the same kinds of thingsUS dollars and Cambodian riels were used by allProducts were cheap and nobody was complainingI hadn't seen any discos or clubs aroundBut the Pub Street has a few pubs ( how apt )That stretch looked so much like PatpongDifference is the locals don't meet Caucasians at the hub

I think Cambodians as a people are humbled by povertyTo make ends meet, the peaceful majority farmI was astonished they spoke English fluentlyI hope their future will be more certain in years to comeUSD 1 = 3900 riels